[pct-l] water purification/SteriPen

[Kent Spring]

I hear alot about chemicals and filters, but this year I used a 
SteriPen.  It is mid-weight between the other two, but has no 
toxic remainder.  I did find it to be a bit finicky: there were 
a couple of times that I really wasn't sure it had done its job.  
It does require a battery, and you might want to back it up with 
chemicals in case it breaks down.  I never had any stomach problems,
although that could just be luck.

It will not do anything about the uranium that is in much of the 
water in the SoCal mountains...

Kent